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PVD stands for physical vapor deposition which is a manufacturing process that creates a very durable finish which looks like highly polished brass. PVD finish is commonly used for bathroom fixtures and other hardware which needs to be highly tarnish resistant.

The literature states: "Easy to install on doors up to 2-1/2" thick." Perhaps so if you are fortunate and very carefull. Our door is 1-3/4 inches thick. The mounting screws were too long, but are designed to snap off to shorter lengths to accommodate doors of various thickness. I snapped off 1 increment of the mounting screws. Still to long. I snapped off a second increment and found the screws were now too short!! Also, the snap off feature of the screws make them fragile so that they will snap off with a bit too much torque.

To the hardware store. There I found the screws were metric and the hardware store doesn't carry metric screws of the correct length and diameter.

Fortunately I have a set of taps and dies. I used a tap to make the holes in the back of the knocker a standard diameter and used the screws from my old knocker to mount the new one.

After hours of sweat, cursing and 3 trips to the hardward store the knocker is on the door and looks great.

This door knocker is on the larger scale than the 7" ones sold at Ace Hardware Stores. The oil bronze finish is beautiful. The screws did not line up with the door knocker that we were replacing, but husband just made a new small hole in the door.